Happy New Year!

Source: pinterest.com via Diane on Pinterest

30 Days of Hairstyles Redo: Day 4

I was hoping my hair would turn out better, but this is what I got after using hot rollers. I let them set for 45 minutes and still hardly any curl. I think they work better with longer hair. Oh well, still experimenting with shorter hair!

30 Days of Hairstyles Redo: Day 3

So....this is my new hair! Partly why I haven't been quite keeping up with the hair posts is because I was a little traumatized after my hair was cut. This is the shortest it's every been, so it's taken some getting used to. I haven't really felt like experimenting with this cut, just because I'm not used to the length yet. This day I decided to flip the ends out and see how it looked, not too bad! Next, I'm going to try to get motivated to do some vintage styles with pin curls.

30 Days of Hairstyles Redo: Day 2

So, I am terrible at remembering to take and post pictures! And...I have some other hair news that will wait until another post, but this is the second day of my redo. I curled my hair using my clipless curling iron, which I just love to death! Simple enough, and my hair actually stays curled all day! Amazing!

Fitness Friday: Eating Healthy

Source: someecards.com via Grace on Pinterest

I saw this on pinterest and thought it was kind of funny, but mostly silly. I know quite a few people who always complain about their weight, or how out of shape they are but do nothing about it. It takes a lot of work and will power to eat healthy, resist over-indulging, and to motivate yourself to exercise, but it is more than worth it! My husband and I had friends over for dinner and I mentioned something about how I love to work out and my friend said she remembered when I told her I was unhappy with my body ( I had gained at least 10 pounds) and she said since then she has noticed I am much more fit. I then realized I told her that almost exactly a year ago, I have been consistently eating healthy (some days better than others) and exercising for a whole year! I wish I had taken some before pictures, but I honestly didn't think I would be consistent and didn't want to depress myself. I think part of what kept me going was changing my goal from a weight (we don't even own a scale) to just feeling good about myself and not comparing myself to others.

Fitness Friday: Grocery Shopping

Healthy eating doesn't have to be expensive! I budget $100 a week ($400 a month) for groceries and I'm able to stay within my budget and even splurge on little treats sometimes. I shop at 2-3 stores to maximize savings and because there are products I love at each! First up, Trader Joe's:

This is typically where the bulk of my shopping is done, I did forget to picture yogurt jalapeno cheese, sprouted wheat bread, and eggs. I bought the dark chocolate with 80% cacao for some healthy cookies I plan on making later tonight :) I bought 28 items and spent $57.38.

Sprouts Farmer's Market is another favorite place to shop (and where I worked over the summer), and this is where I get most (if not all) of our produce. My splurge here was the Kevita, it was on sale so I bought one for my husband and I to try (my usual splurge is on kombucha). I didn't picture the items I bought in bulk because they are in obnoxious plastic bags, but I bought black beans, brown rice, wheat flour, and chia seeds in bulk. I purchased 18 items for $37.51.

The last store I went to was Von's (or Safeway), I don't usually shop here, but I couldn't find baking powder or lasagna noodles at Trader Joe's. The noodles were 50% off (I hope their good!) and the baking soda was cheap especially since it's non-GMO! :) For 2 items I only spent $3.28

My Grand Total was: $98.17

30 Days of Hairstyles Redo!

Since I wasn't very successful in my 30 days of different hairstyles, I thought I would try it one more time! I'm going to be a little more lenient this time and do 5 days a week of a different hairstyle and two days off; those two days can be whenever I choose since my schedule has been very hectic lately. Here's Day One: 

I curled my hair using my straightener, these pictures were taken in the evening when I was out in the rain most of the day. I'm surprised at how well the curls stayed, especially with my hair!